PETS AND HEALTH

A very important part of the therapy for atopic pets is external decontamination using various shampoos, conditioners and leave-on residual products. The main benign include ingredients such as aloe vera and colloidal oatmeal. More stubborn cases require the addition of pramoxine, antihistamines or corticosteriods. Frequent use, we have to use 2-3 times weekly, is essential to reduce antigen exposure thus reducing the need for systematic medications. Any program that does not emphasize topical decontamination in the severely itchy dog is doomed to failure. What once seemed bizarre or complementary is now taken under the part of conventional approach to treating atopic disease by most doctors. Still, being a nutritional product. Fatty-acids therapy could fit under the banner of complementary treatment. We still do not know what is the best fatty acid or even the best dose. I have been using omega-3 fatty acid at double to quadruple the label dose: Some experimentation with various products might be needed. In additional some newer diets with increased fatty acid is beneficial.